23 August 2024
Managing Highly Productive Conifer Forests – Best Practice Event
A free outdoor event, taking place on September 4, will focus on the benefits and best practices of thinning conifer forests to improve timber quality and maximise financial returns, Dr Niall Farrelly, Teagasc Forestry Researcher, and Noel Kennedy, Forestry Advisor, tell us more.
The Teagasc Forestry Development Department, in association with the Forestry Division, DAFM, invites forest owners and foresters to an important outdoor event focusing on the thinning management of conifer forests to improve timber quality while also maximising future financial returns.
This event will take place on Wednesday, 4th September at 10:30am in Co. Roscommon
Many owners with developing forestry plantations are at a crossroads – should I consider thinning? Are the benefits from thinning worthwhile? In suitable forests, thinning presents a great opportunity to take control of the production process to influence forest growth and help maximise the production of higher quality and more valuable timber.
Many spruce forests are approaching second or third thinning stage with the potential to produce increasing volumes of valuable commercial timber. This Roscommon event will focus on how research guides the best thinning practice of highly productive spruce. This approach can also promote timber quality, protect crop stability and enhance future financial returns.
This best practice event will be of interest to all at the thinning stage of the conifer forest cycle. Valuable research outputs and learnings will be presented based on thinnings carried out as part of Teagasc research trials, ongoing since 2010.
Attendance at this event is free but online registration is required.
Register for the Best Practice Event – Managing Highly Productive Sitka Spruce Forests here
Further information is available from your local Teagasc forestry staff.
Looking forward to seeing you on the day!